The Opelousas courier., 1887-11-26

AefOrnfcTs oP""
s,.ech of Major Il. A. Burke
- 81 rake Charles Mass Meeting.
.,7 FeiTow-D Democrats I hope that
Iaos y - saeI alarmedat the production Of
Ssn n'l = baneh of papers, or feel that it is
De eala 49,, a intict their contents upon YOU
~ IN noir, was admonished Just after
kssaas 80 At FarmerviAe, in this State,
Fs I15;ng along the ROAD, that it Waa we'll
shea ce+r,y on of those documents
rn9ps'1 ! : glory told by Senator Eustis,
sioAs III maieiously, / think, but neyarthe-
81 Z rsninded me that may as well DC
lsss .sav guard. The statement made by the
aa mi shed Senator was thst | have a habit
$3.50 sssy;nu every man / meet along the
" - IN apaeaying to convert him lnto o
Fqsl =. man. After We left Farlneryille,
1880 1 gotten three or four miles out IN the
apa u ~ came on two men working on
ceuaIs5 n and, as usual, / stopped a
VI sr5 began to open a. co~nVeFsata0i VIVID
tessa = gho Senator says that Just as ne foae
tBealaA aensfor Jonas he heard the man re-
up ~. ssGWeils sir. / wa at Farmeryille. ]
gssIA ron.sil' Ihearn them fellers Eustls
heaIn yns srha seemed to be trying TO get at
kna sos ssfSs 4 thingB: but now, Mr., Burke. !
W Il ne Ia ask you q question: Qhad pro,
sessdl nnite i number OF DOCUMENTS andt
alesa ssgserel statements.) Air them facts Or
naasa narfifical arguments q" That adj
sa I.s I'M me that hereafter 4 had better
gcaas4iIbs e documents with me when l make
Elements Of fact.
$500 ssa 6rst duty of which | am reminded is
hnsleasalt obligation resting upon me TO
ME nv acknowledgements 70 the peeps q
wv EEAA1I - EM1 a.4NnaIafl = ira tina TAlNnIHnT 4 AL
Rss setfs nr the honers that | have worn Tor
easse' gsars received at their hands. For
49, Years / believe ] have either held q
Hs;r,f az official commission OF the Democ
gasta n fbis State, and | well recoliecs that
" eonfrTnation that that coIlullsskon re-
xsS IN 1878 was i'll a large measure due
VA delegation of that splendid old
nyNooRATIc PARISH OF cAIcAsIEU,
go NAV cast their votes for me in the last
naMsasTsfic State convention for the office OF
~ssnTer Of the State. If yeu will go back
s M. fellow-citizens, to lSS1aa year IN
sh 5be lamenfed WiltZ passeds 1,S5y,, you
I'll Ta6nlIect that from that hour almost my
ssls time was given tor az ieasg FL that
&sssff I'D spared from my ottic1al dutles,l re
sggaiistic enterprises that were calculated
beirl the State with the great growing IN
szst3I movement that wal sweeping over
IA Suuth. from 1881 up to 1883 you
fSeS What my labors we're in that direction;
f. 1853 ii was your work again mat was put
TsSn my shoulders, in building up
Il WORLDS EXPOSITION.
nhile political strife was being fomented
5gsliah the States of Iowa, Minnesota
saa illinois, and throughout the West ane
ayzhwest, endeavoring to turn the tide Of
SssNlrTation in this direction, e~ndeavorinG
f@ast To excite the thoughts Of those peopit
~ ssosed and. You know that my Tune Wai
fs6nt 10 those questions, and | will a TN
snpaftunity to say that at no time since
ksnnel d. McEnery has occupied the guber
~maf0rial chair, during no time IN his admin
ilszation has he ever consulfea Win me- q
ksfs / aver received at his hands tho slghtes
TfeoQn.tion with respect TO the distributor
Il nstranEge IN this State. In no parisl
. #T6rnhout the length and breadth OF TIM
A. SERks en- be found o commission Issued, p.
Ennel ID. McEnery. for y. a. Bnrke; NO
II ths ward IN which live IN b City g
Kew Orleans the only OPPOSITION to-day !
fr,m those who have formerly been sup
nofIera of Samuel D. McEnery and sup
n6Tsers Of nina who have turned upon hin
SFa .ufned upon me becalso / have moi con
frollea the patronage IN their interest.
U1 that question of peTGonalism. Chen W
nplae to make an Investigation b DO W
4 fnd9 Ihnve here q list OF the appointment
\ lined by Eam1eI Douglas McEnery since n
fa1Re into office, and in going over that lis
4 Had nearly, # not quite. half OF the az
peihtrnepts made throushouI the state "
mgn who either formerly or now arc !, Id u
n p09tf6Al opponents BeIuLe AShy5I1Hs ~
laHs address I'M the parish. Oh Aapides,
glanced over the list, and what did l inc
Dato of thirty-sa appointments in that PAL
lib tHeDty-slx OF them were OF men VINO ha
nean opposition to or We're I'M N re
6on t0 Samuel ID. McEnery. tASplause.l
Mhile I have been laboring to
rpy,sa r.rrop lrror T7Tn TtrTS sTATE.
6ho3no with tbe men Of the West an
xs~ihssast na,nIinO nIlt the advantages {
IN VII M aTd n~Iin,atas nninting ont the adya1
sss IN foresf ana mine. pointing out /
ERsm Tie advantages that they would snje
1ssiSr 4 government economically, slstl
~ f.3Tiy administered. pofnfiong out
s1 fba5 retrenchInenb end reform ha
IA trsY y,,re 5a.i in avery daDartment of tL
s anvas1nnant. what as Ne ind7 All
SHs ~ find. eight months before q Cube
sEisl election, that the air is filled wli
fa not only thai the state goyeInlheii
6aFs but the parry lealslsltp = uaas ~ !.
HARay qaanagemenL IL paa sAg III +has II
faleaqiqers aTe pau, aaa maso %bst+ i
Mad believe from their staSemef1s thSs =
fis5e was Iapldly CONS ~ silS +r,1a y,
RS* s. s4as ~ * aan ~ 49,, Nh Z Z
Aasss ~. enae aTs 49, w. sI aTd s ri ,r y II
gest 70 people, your praiEiess Y coz
NsQ inalr saboF ana Inslr GSb s-o4 sba7S /,
~ Sae Tue Dew long mni ~ - ho,s
9AnR msn, wlao are se9klhG W. MlaAo aoifs
K1 thense1yes ana thsH sAanlAles - y
AszgfH u gnis etateI
eah ga uef hetus Hiane ~F 3 r. a.,
kzee OF yse qlleshNns nlas 4hs+ saaLa
HssuoQ An0 Ahect lne ntaa ~ n a.,
#SEa hifn a nome ln lns Ssassi H.. Il
y A@a aasLn tll.S OUT ehaeagoa .wss th Il - Hsas :
Hs;s HlSh Inag great moFsIuens III ~ nj 9
@Aasly MAKING me pe9pis ~ H Han, II II
HaA<h xian. ne W. an.ta ~
sAA 8E0Mllg WtaLtn 81 80 UgoiuUo ~
eNs4inR t0 the scum We 10y uS WI 1nnSo
pss A9HAsiaElas. tl1St thS U 49,,
3Ea1Act kQdltlodh1 " 49,
#FqaB4ohE tpe nougn Mas aiAS ~ aan =,
NJ Loulslana; tnays 3 oIs w. Ky II Il
8AAaa0 ~ agIlcultqIal pLouuc Z VI 4, 4
$4RseA wears Whs TIC sean$ 1870 49,
ssR3ssanRs fe pollteu our W tAsA1 sA@
NzfN years nAst
RAD GAINED IN WEALTH S61, 900, 600.
81 pointed out 10 them that Louisiana h
snad I'M hep MANUFACTURING produ
E00. bod pf a~rgrerate increase, thatt
111s 81 this State werASIB, 900. 900 me
G8# shap 4hnv we're gevGa wears ago., and
std II out ii the emigrant that he mig
ksae md a rich reward for his iabors, til
#asNe nNB urn8reritv had dawned upon I
iNalfnral and educational ~conveiltiu
sMa BEEN held where the Governor OF {
18h had aShibifesI 4 Evplvinteregt in all {
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